By: RodrÃguez Ramos H.J.R. No. 80
A JOINT RESOLUTION
proposing a constitutional amendment guaranteeing the rights to an
abortion and to assisted reproductive technology treatments and
procedures, including in vitro fertilization.
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Article I, Texas Constitution, is amended by
adding Sections 37 and 38 to read as follows:
Sec. 37. (a) Except as otherwise provided by this section,
a pregnant individual has the right to obtain an abortion in this
state.
(b) Before a fetus is viable or when an abortion is
necessary to protect a pregnant individual's health as determined
by the individual's health care provider, this state may not:
(1) prohibit or restrict the right of the individual
to obtain an abortion; or
(2) penalize a health care provider authorized under
state law to perform or induce an abortion for the performance or
inducement.
Sec. 38. Each individual residing in this state has the
right to obtain assisted reproductive technology treatments and
procedures, including in vitro fertilization. This state may
regulate the provision of the treatments and procedures to the
extent necessary to protect an individual's health.
SECTION 2. This proposed constitutional amendment shall be
submitted to the voters at an election to be held November 4, 2025.
The ballot shall be printed to provide for voting for or against the
proposition: "The constitutional amendment guaranteeing the rights
to an abortion and to assisted reproductive technology treatments
and procedures, including in vitro fertilization."